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May 22nd
155 Notable deaths
Carlo Emilio Gadda
Writer from italy (1893-1973).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Milan. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1973 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Renzo Montagnani
Italian actor (1930-1997).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Alessandria.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Miljan Mrdaković
Serbian footballer (1982-2020).
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 38 years old in Zvezdara (shot to the head). [ref]
Rambai Barni
Queen consort of siam (1904-1984).
Born December 20th, 1904 in Bangkok.
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 79 years old in Sukhothai palace (heart failure).
Eduard Punset
Spanish lawyer, economist, writer and scientific popularizer, sophist.
Born November 9th, 1936 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2019 at 82 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer). [ref]
Kurt Jooss
German dancer, choreographer and influential art dance educator (1901-1979).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Wasseralfingen.
Died May 22nd, 1979 at 78 years old in Heilbronn.
Torben Meyer
Actor (1884-1975).
Born December 1st, 1884 in Copenhagen.
Died May 22nd, 1975 at 90 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer.
Born September 3rd, 1932 in Miami.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 84 years old in Philadelphia (lung cancer).
Walther Kossel
German physicist (1888-1956).
Born January 4th, 1888 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1956 at 68 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 155
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